Legal Opinion
Hardie v. State
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided March 20, 2015No. 2D13-5254PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
VILLANTI, Chief Judge.
Joe Seephis Hardie appeals his convictions for one count of grand theft and three counts of money laundering which arose out of activities that occurred when he was serving as pastor of the New Mount Zion Missionary Baptist Church. The State cross-appeals the downward departure sentence imposed by the trial court, which was premised on the church’s alleged need for restitution. We affirm Hardie’s grand theft conviction without further comment. We also affirm his convictions for money laundering for the reasons discussed below. However, because Hardie did not offer…
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